Once Upon a Time in the East
Il était une fois dans l'Est
Release: 1974-05-26
·Runtime: 101m
·★ 4.9
Drama
Comedy
Two women and a transvestite gay man cross paths in this French Canadian drama. The transvestite is preparing for a drag-queen beauty pageant, and has decided to present himself as Cleopatra. Of the two women, one was just fired from her waitressing job and seeks to go back to work at the nightclub where the beauty pageant is to be held. The other woman's mother has just won one million food stamps.
Production Countries
Canada
Production Companies
Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie
Les Productions Carle-Lamy
Cast
Monique Mercure
as Belle-soeur
Robert Lavoie
as Une Cléopâtre
Michelle Rossignol
as Pierrette
Manda Parent
as Germaine Lauzon
Béatrice Picard
as Robertine
Mireille Rochon
as Linda Lauzon
Thérèse Morange
as Belle-soeur
Gilles Renaud
as Cuirette
Rita Lafontaine
as Manon
Sophie Clément
as Carmen
Jean Archambault
as Hosanna
Sophie Lorain
as Francine
Jean-Pierre Bergeron
as L'homme de ménage
Denise Morelle
as Belle-soeur
Denise Filiatrault
as Hélène
Frédérique Collin
as Lise Paquette
Ève Gagnier
as Belle-soeur
André Montmorency
as Sandra
Amulette Garneau
as Bec de lièvre
Denis Drouin
as Maurice
Jean Lapointe
as Une Cléopâtre
Claude Gai
as La Duchesse de Langeais